The Effectiveness of Self-care Educational Package on Hypertensive Patients of Khatamolanbia Hospital in Iranshahr in 2015

  • سال انتشار: 1393
  • محل انتشار: فصلنامه آموزش بهداشت و ارتقا سلامت، دوره: 3، شماره: 2
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_HEHP-3-2_001
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 464
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نویسندگان

Fatemeh Farhmandfar

Graduate Student of Health Education, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Alireza Heidarnia

Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Iraj Zareban

Head of Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences

چکیده

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a self-care educational package on patients suffering from hypertension in Khatamolanbia Hospital of Iranshahr. Self-care includes a set of healthy behaviors as well as the choice of correct lifestyle, which will prevent from disease and result in effective treatment in case of disease through proper knowledge. Since hypertension is one of the most important modifiable factors by self-care, prevention and treatment of this disease should be considered by the authorities. Method: A self-care educational package was used within six months to assess its impact on hypertensive patients using a researcher-made questionnaire. The target population included 50 mainly female hypertensive patients admitted to Khatamolanbia Hospital of Iranshahr in 2015 who were studied in pre-test post-test groups. The data were analyzed using the SPSS software (version 16). Findings: It was indicated that the self-care education program had a significant impact on the participants knowledge, attitudes, health behaviors and blood pressure control (p< 0.05) so that effective reduction in mean blood pressure from 150.90 to 130.80 was observed. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the self-care program could be used as an effective approach to practically reduce and control blood pressure.

کلیدواژه ها

Educational Package, Self-care, Hypertension, Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior

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